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    • Monday, 6 February, 2023
      Film
      Australian films project a different image

      Horror movies and shorts by Indigenous artists are among the works in a season at London’s BFI

    • Monday, 31 October, 2022
      ReviewFilm
      The Horror Show! at Somerset House holds a haunted mirror up to British life

      The exhibition demonstrates that the genre offers social insights as well as scares

    • Thursday, 7 May, 2020
      Film
      New British Film Institute boss Ben Roberts on streaming and cinemas after lockdown

      In an exclusive first interview, the CEO talks about his love of scary movies, video games and why the BFI should be like ‘a nerdy friend’

    • Wednesday, 4 December, 2019
      BFI’s new UK film fund makes first investment

      State-backed body’s vehicle signs deal with production company founded by ex-C4 chief

    • Friday, 4 October, 2019
      Film
      Is there more to movie musicals than escapism?

      A UK-wide British Film Institute season asks us to face the music

    • Monday, 3 June, 2019
      BFI sets up tax-break fund to attract investment in screen content

      Launch comes after warning of missing out on spending sprees by streaming companies

    • Monday, 8 October, 2018
      Brexit
      Tax relief fuels boom in Britain’s film and creative industries

      Cost of securing visas for staff after Brexit threatens success, sector warns

    • Friday, 21 September, 2018
      Life & Arts
      London Film Festival gets a feminist reboot

      This year’s event showcases an unprecedented number of films made by women — and “it wasn’t a struggle to find them”

    • Friday, 7 September, 2018
      Television
      How the British film industry nurtures its next generation of moviemakers

      The National Film and Television School has acclaimed professionals as its mentors

    • Friday, 1 June, 2018
      Life & Arts
      Lupino, Varda, DuVernay: women who have shaped cinema

      The BFI’s summer season celebrates the work of three groundbreaking female directors of different eras

    • Friday, 29 December, 2017
      Life & Arts
      The Ingmar Bergman legend

      The filmmaker will be widely celebrated in his centenary year, but there are dissenting voices, especially in Sweden

    • Thursday, 30 November, 2017
      Personal Finance
      Moviegoers boost cinema M&A prospects

      Rising box office receipts set the scene for takeover speculation

    • Thursday, 5 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      London Film Festival preview: the best of new British cinema and beyond

      First-timers and old hands take on issues of faith, disability and prejudice in a rich crop of movies

    • Thursday, 5 October, 2017
      Life & Arts
      Inside the British Film Institute archives — and an Indian gem sparkles again

      How the silent rarity Shiraz is being given fresh life, and a new score by sitar star Anoushka Shankar

    • Thursday, 28 September, 2017
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Daphne — twenty-something world-weariness

      Emily Beecham stars as a young woman who loves and loathes herself in equal measure

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
      Gender politics
      Percentage of women in UK films unchanged since birth of the industry

      Most common unnamed characters for women are prostitute, nurse and receptionist

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2017
      News in-depthBrexit
      UK shopping habits boost economic growth after Brexit vote

      Unbalanced nature of performance reveals economy vulnerable to consumer slowdown

    • Tuesday, 29 November, 2016
      Television
      Historic TV shows to be preserved online by archive

      British Film Institute to convert cache of material and make it available for free

    • Thursday, 28 January, 2016
      UK business & economy
      Independent film in strong supporting role at UK cinemas

      Kray twins movie is 2015’s biggest homegrown title, grossing £18m

    • Friday, 20 November, 2015
      The Diary
      The Diary: Tom Hiddleston

      The actor on King Kong, selfies — and the modern-day circus that is the film business

    • Thursday, 5 November, 2015
      ReviewLife & Arts
      Brooklyn — film review: ‘Old-fashioned perfection’

      Saoirse Ronan gives a seamless performance in this beautifully crafted romance

    • Friday, 28 August, 2015
      Life & Arts
      UK museums step up exotic events as budgets squeezed

      Critics say unusual experiences can overshadow art

    • Friday, 6 February, 2015
      UK inward investment
      British film business boosted by record spending from abroad

      Hits including ‘Paddington’ show benefits of tax incentives

    • Tuesday, 3 February, 2015
      UK inward investment
      UK film production spending hits record level

      Tax breaks lure Hollywood studios

    • Friday, 2 January, 2015
      Life & Arts
      The Marx brothers on film: souped-up comedy

      With a BFI season in view, the FT analyses the undying appeal of the masters of quick wit

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